Dharma Treasury Temple

05/28/2026

In the flow of life, we often carry the heavy weight of expectations—for ourselves and for those we love.

In this new video, Master YongHua shares how to embrace disappointment with a smile of compassion. When we let go of the need for things to be different, we find the freedom to be happy with what is already here.

Please check this video to understand more (in comments)

What expectation is most difficult for you to let go of in your life right now?

05/27/2026

Every year, Buddhists around the world pause to honor the same moment — the birth, awakening, and passing of the Buddha. Vesak is one of the oldest and most meaningful celebrations in the tradition, a day to reflect on what it means to walk a path toward wisdom and compassion.
This year, we celebrate together.
Join us on Sunday, May 31st at Dharma Treasury Temple for our Vesak Dharma Assembly — a full day of practice, teachings, and community. Sit together, eat together, and let the day be a reminder of why we practice and what we are cultivating.
📍 3201 Ulloa St, San Francisco, CA 94116
🗓 Sunday, May 31st
8:00 AM – Dharma Assembly
9:40 AM – Dharma Talk
11:00 AM – Vegetarian Lunch
12:30 PM – Avatamsaka Sutra Lecture
All are welcome. Feel free to bring family and friends.
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05/27/2026

🙏 What truly matters in life?

Not money. Not fame. Master YongHua points to two things most people overlook: blessings and virtue.

Blessings protect and guide you invisibly — and grow as you cultivate your mind and do good. Virtue is built through sacrifice for the greater good. Both can be developed. Both are worth everything.

📺 Video link in the first comment. We invite you to watch it and reflect.
💬 What do you believe truly matters most in life? Share your thoughts in the comments.

05/26/2026

People arrived at the Madrid retreat already excited to hear him — and nobody quite knew why. But when Master YongHua began to speak, whatever expectation they had brought with them was exceeded.

He talked about something central to Chan: the master pointing directly at the student's mind. Just a clear, honest look at what is actually there. That directness opened something in the room. During the Q&A, people shared struggles they rarely put into words — and Master YongHua met each one with practical, grounded advice. Not theory. Real guidance for real lives.

What stayed with people wasn't just the teaching. It was the reminder to keep practicing — alone or in community — because that is where the change actually happens.

And it has. Since the retreat, some have started organizing group meditation sessions. Others have picked up sports, changed habits, found more energy. Small things, but real ones.

This is what practice does when it lands.
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05/26/2026

“Happiness cannot be found through the hoarding of external and material things but can only be achieved by learning to reduce desires and to be content.”—Master YongHua

If you are learning to live with less and appreciate more, Chan Handbook II by Master YongHua can guide you:
https://a.co/d/9fIeifa

05/22/2026

Saturday morning before the long weekend hits — there's one hour worth protecting.
Join Venerable XianWen tomorrow for tea and Chan meditation in the heart of San Jose. A grounded start. A quieter mind. Real community.
Free. No experience needed.
📍 796 Delmas Ave, San Jose
⏰ 9:00 – 10:30 am
✉️ xianwen.bli@gmail.com | 📞 (773) 766-2678

05/22/2026

Your Saturday morning just got a better option.
Tomorrow, Chan meditation returns at Dharma Treasury Temple — led by Buddhist monastics, open to everyone. No experience needed. Just show up, breathe, and sit with others who are also learning to slow down.
Tea included. 🍵
📍 3201 Ulloa St, San Francisco
⏰ Saturdays at 9:00 am
📞 (510) 557-8324

05/22/2026

🙏 "Worrying is a waste of your strength."
— Master YongHua

Detachment isn't about feeling nothing. It's about slowly releasing what weighs us down — until wisdom shows us that worry was never the answer.
The less we cling, the more we rise.

📺 Video link in the first comment. We invite you to watch it and reflect.
💬 Is there something you know you should let go of, but find hard to release? Share it with us in the comments.

05/22/2026

New post from Venerable XianMiao. Here she shared her experience when moving to the US: https://brunch.co.kr//69

January 7, 2021. I arrived in America and headed to WMT. A deep sense of relief came over me. Master sat down at the tea table to welcome this sniffling little disciple who had flown in from Korea, an